Ferrari are undeniably back on top. They head to Imola this weekend on a roll after winning the third race of the season in Melbourne.
Charles Leclerc has led the resurgence, putting out a 34-point lead in the drivers standings, while the team leads the constructors by 39 points. Recent form is clearly on their side.
Red Bull’s reliability problems have helped Ferrari boost their points lead. Meanwhile Mercedes and McLaren are still struggling with their cars.
But the home pressure will be on Ferrari this weekend. Not just from the Tifosi in the grandstands, illuminating the sky with their red flares and cheering on the team from just nearby Maranello. But everyone up and down the grid will be watching the red team closely, hoping the first cracks in their armour appears on home ground.
Max Verstappen will be first in line, the world champion keen to fight back after his second retirement in three races. In Bahrain too a second-place finish was taken away from him when his car lost…